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Maria of Jülich-Berg

Jülich, 12 Aug 1491 – 8 Sep 1543

10 facts3 sources

Facts and their sources

A life in time

  1. 12 Aug 1491

    Born in Jülich

  2. 1512–1516

    3 children are born

  3. 8 Sep 1543

    Dies, aged 52

During her lifetime

She lived through 6 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Jülich.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1490s · Maria is born in Jülich

News and letters

Local Courier Compensation

Local messengers, known as Amtsboten, were responsible for regional deliveries and were often compensated simply with food and beer.

News and letters

Long-Distance Messenger Travel

Saxon court messengers could travel 183 Saxon miles, approximately 1500 kilometers, on horseback to deliver letters and were paid 8 pence per mile plus expenses.